Biota.org
The Artificial Life Project

Biota.org Podcast

Conscious in the Cloud: February 25, 2014

Welcome to the updated Biota.org!

Biota.org was created in 1996 to promote and assist in the engineering of artificial life: complete, biologically-inspired, synthetic ecosystems and organisms.

This involved the creation and deployment of digital tools and environments for simulation, research, and learning about living systems both natural and artificial. These tools ranged from simple genetic algorithms to full multi-user virtual environments.

The dissemination of interdisciplinary concepts is an important aspect of promoting the field of artificial life.

To this end, Biota.org welcomes members from all scientific disciplines including evolutionary science, microbiology, medicine, computer science, robotics, nano-technology, palaeontology, social science, and artificial intelligence.

Biota also encourages artists, technologists, philosophers, and educators to join in and add their input to the developing body of experimental work.